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Senate Bill S2651
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Transportation Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
2009-S2651 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Transportation
- Law Section:
- Vehicle and Traffic Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§375, 301 & 304, add §1809-f, V & T L; add §92-h, St Fin L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S3687
2013-2014: S2416
2009-S2651 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides increased penalties for people who operate vehicles with tinted windows; provides a $250 surcharge that will be paid into a fund used to train and equip police officers; motor vehicles with tinted windows not allowed by law will not be issued a certificate of inspection.
2009-S2651 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2651 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increased penalties for having illegally tinted windows; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to a police officer training and equipment fund PURPOSE : The purpose of this legislation is to incorporate a verification of tint percentage as part of the annual NYS vehicle inspection with a mandatory violation surcharge if not corrected. The surcharge to be collected jointly by the state comptroller and commissioner of finance and deposited into a fund used for Police officer training and equipment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Police Officer Timoshenko's Law" §2 The side wings or side windows of any portion of the vehicle are composed of, covered by or treated with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seventy percent; a label attesting to the conformity shall be affixed to the window (s) tested. §3 Subdivision (c) of section 301 of the vehicle traffic law is amended by adding a new paragraph 4 to read as follows: (4) Such inspection shall also include testing the light transmittance of every
2009-S2651 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2651 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sens. ADAMS, FOLEY, C. JOHNSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Trans- portation AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to increased penalties for having illegally tinted windows; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to a police officer training and equipment fund THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Police Officer Timoshenko's law". S 2. Subdivision 12-a of section 375 of the vehicle and traffic law, as amended by chapter 148 of the laws of 1982, paragraphs (b) and (e) as amended, paragraph (d) as added and paragraph (f) as relettered by chap- ter 155 of the laws of 1991, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 135 of the laws of 1994 and paragraph (ff) as added by chapter 32 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows: 12-a. (a) Every motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, when driven or operated upon a public highway, road or street shall be equipped with a front windshield in a fixed and more or less upright position constructed of safety glass as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section and required by subdivisions eleven and twelve [hereof] OF THIS SECTION. No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign or other nontransparent material other than a certificate or paper required to be displayed by law upon the front windshield or the sidewings or side windows on either side forward of or adjacent to the operator's seat. (b) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any public highway, road or street: (1) the front windshield of which is composed of, covered by or treat- ed with any material which has a light transmittance of less than seven- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05679-01-9
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